On the Stage of Life, Hong Kong 1954
Archival Pigment Print
13.8 x 25.5 in.
Ed. of 30
A dog's Life, Hong Kong, 1957
Archival Pigment Print
23 3/5 x 15 7/10 in.
Edition of 30
A Play of Light and Shadow, 1959
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in.
Ed. of 30
Afternoon Chat, Hong Kong 1959
Archival Pigment Print
15.7 x 23.4 in.
Ed. of 30
Another Dimension, Honk Kong, 1959
Archival Pigment Print
12 x 25.5 in.
Ed. of 30
Approaching Shadow, Hong Kong, 1954
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in
Ed of 30
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Back to back, Honk Kong, 1949
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in.
Ed. of 30
Back to moter, Hong Kong, 1959
Archival Pigment Print
12 x 25.5 in
Ed. of 30
Be Hold Man! Hong Kong, 1960
Archival Pigment Print
15.7 x 23.4 in.
Ed. of 30
Bird's Eyes View, Hong Kong, 1949
Archival Pigment Print
15.7 x 23.4 in.
Ed. of 30
Black and White, Hong Kong, 1964
Archival Pigment Print
12 x 25.5 in.
Ed. of 30
Children's Paradise, Hong Kong, 1959
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in.
Ed. of 30
Construction, Hong Kong, 1959
Archival Pigment Print
15.7 x 23.4 in.
Ed. of 30
Dream of Old Honk Kong, 1957 - 2014
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in
Ed. of 30
Long Time No see, Hong Kong, 1963
Archival PIgment Print
21.5 x 17.7 in.
Ed. of 30
People Crossing, Hong Kong, 1957
Archival Pigment Print
15.7 x 23.4 in.
Ed. of 30
Private, Hong Kong, 1960
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in.
Ed. of 30
Smokey World, Hong Kong, 1959
Archival Pigment Print
15.7 x 23.4 in.
Ed. of 30
Street Scene, Hong Kong, 1956
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in.
Ed. of 30
Waterfront, Hong Kong, 1965
Archival Pigment Print
12 x 25.5 in
Ed. of 30
World Upside Down, Honk Kong, 1960
Archival Pigment Print
23.4 x 15.7 in.
Ed. of 30
Fan Ho (1931- 2016)
Fan Ho, nicknamed ‘the great master’ earned his fame as one Asia’s most beloved street photographers capturing Hong Kong in the 50’s and 60’s.
Fan Ho’s photographic career started in Shanghai at the early age of 14 when given his first Kodak Brownie for his birthday from his father. Within the first year he won his first award. In 1949, the family moved to Hong Kong where the young Fan Ho continued pursuing his love for photography. At the age of 18 he acquired his twin lens Rollei whith which he captured all his famous work.
Dubbed the ‘Cartier-Bresson of the East’ Fan Ho had the patience to wait for ‘the decisive moment’; very often a collision of the unexpected, framed against a very clever composed background of geometrical construction and texture. He also liked to create drama and atmosphere with backlit effects or through the combination of smoke and light. His favorite locations were life on the sea or the streets, alleys and markets around dusk.
What made his work so intensely human is his love for the common Hong Kong people; coolies, vendors, hawkers selling fruits and vegetables, kids playing in the street or doing their homework, people crossing the street… As per Mr Ho; ‘I love Hong Kong and I love Hong Kong people’’ He never intended to create a historic record of the city’s buildings and monuments; rather he aimed to capture the soul of Hong Kong; the hardship and resilience of its citizens.
What made his work so intensely human is his love for the common Hong Kong people; coolies, vendors, hawkers selling fruits and vegetables, kids playing in the street or doing their homework, people crossing the street… As per Mr Ho; ‘I love Hong Kong and I love Hong Kong people’’ He never intended to create a historic record of the city’s buildings and monuments; rather he aimed to capture the soul of Hong Kong; the hardship and resilience of its citizens.
Fan Ho was most prolific in his teens and 20’s and created his biggest body of work before he reached the tender age of 28. His work didn’t go by unnoticed at his time. He won close to 300 local and international awards and titles in his day through competing in the salons. His talent was also spotted by the film industry where he started out as an actor before moving to film directing until retiring at 65.
Fan Ho is a Fellow of the Photographic Society and the Royal Society of Arts in England, and an Honorary Member of the Photographic societies of Singapore, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy and Belgium. He most recently won a 'Life-time Achievement Award, the 2nd Global Chinese Int'l Photography Award, China, 2015' by the Chinese Photographic Society (Guangzhou).
During his long career he has taught photography and film making at a dozen universities worldwide. His work is in many private and public collection of which most notable are: M+ Museum, Hong Kong, Heritage Museum, Hong Kong, Bibliothèque National de France, Paris, France, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, USA and many more.
